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Life as a professor at a small liberal arts college Josh Sandquista, Laura Rombergb, and Paul Yanceyc a

Department of Biology, Grinnell College, Grinnell IA 50112; bBiology Department, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074; cBiology Department, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99363

ABSTRACT  We present a look at what it is like to be a professor at a small college: one professor at Grinnell College, one at Oberlin College, and one at Whitman College.

Monitoring Editor Keith G. Kozminski University of Virginia Received: Jun 24, 2013 Revised: Aug 5, 2013 Accepted: Aug 7, 2013

INTRODUCTION One of the more common careers for PhDs in the biomedical sciences is that of college professor at an institution where the focus is on teaching but there are nevertheless research opportunities. Such professorships are often found in small (

Life as a professor at a small liberal arts college.

We present a look at what it is like to be a professor at a small college: one professor at Grinnell College, one at Oberlin College, and one at Whitm...
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